Professional advice and counselling

In cooperation with our partners, we provide professional LEGAL, SOCIAL and EMPLOYMENT advice and counselling FREE OF CHARGE directly on the Centre’s premises.

We provide advice and counselling in Czech, English, Russian and Ukrainian. In other cases, we are able to provide interpreting.

LEGAL COUNSELLING

We provide legal advice in the following areas:

Legislation regulating the residence of third-country nationals in the Czech Republic; the education, health, social security and pension systems with an emphasis on vulnerable groups within the target groups (women, the disabled etc.)

Preparing written requests or appeals

Telephone and e-mail communication with state and local government bodies for the benefit of the clients

Accompanying clients to relevant offices and authorities and mediating meetings with responsible officials

Assistance at the Department for Asylum and Migration Policy (OAMP)

Debt counselling etc.

Contacts:

Mgr. Marina Melkonjan (marina.melkonjan@opu.cz,+420 731 448 938)

Monday 8.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m. (czech, english, russian, armenian)

Tuesday 8.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. (czech, english, russian, armenian)

Jan Polášek

Thursday 8.00 a.m. - 12.00 p.m. (czech, english)

SOCIAL COUNSELLING

We can help you with:

Finding your way round different types of residence possibilities

Recognition of your degrees and qualifications from abroad (nostrification)

Looking for a Czech language tutor (a volunteer)

Looking for accommodation

Filling-in various forms

Applying for citizenship

Advice on social security and retirement benefits

Looking for medical care and information about health insurance possibilities

Looking for a kindergarten, school, university

Personal assistance during appointments with municipal and state authorities, including OAMP (Department of Asylum and Migration Policy)